Synonyms for shocking
- adjective
Most common
horrific horrifying disgraceful scandalous surprising sensational lurid jolting
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Horrific
horrific, scandalous, horrifying, disgraceful, frightening, appalling, terrifying, gruesome, outrageous, horrid, shameful, tragic, sad, disgusting, terrible, horrible, astounding, grisly, awful, dreadful, revolting, ghastly
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inspiring shock; startling.
Related words
- Phrases
- shocking pink
Example sentences
- horrific Uncover the horrific truth of this shocking story.
- horrifying Santiago told Rima about his horrifying discovery.
- disgraceful They abandoned us in the most disgraceful manner.
- scandalous Did you read this journalist's scandalous article?
- surprising It is surprising how little she knows of the world.
- sensational This Kabyle dress does look sensational on Taninna.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shocking | rising | |
| horrific | rising | |
| horrifying | rising | |
| disgraceful | steady | |
| scandalous | rising | |
| surprising | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sad1
- 5 letters
- awful2, lurid2
- 6 letters
- tragic2, horrid2, grisly2
- 7 letters
- ghastly2, jolting2
- 8 letters
- terrible3, horrible3, horrific3, dreadful2, shameful2, gruesome2
- 9 letters
- appalling3, revolting3
- 10 letters
- surprising3, disgusting3, terrifying4, outrageous3, horrifying4, astounding3, scandalous3
- 11 letters
- frightening3, sensational4, disgraceful3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awful2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- choquant
- Italiano
- sconvolgente
- Español
- impactante
- Deutsch
- schockierend